innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to face; to go towards; to head towards
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
prevention; precaution; protection against
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to trample; to crush underfoot
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
loveable; very likeable; like very much
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
surroundings; environs; circumference
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way